Elenchus may refer to:
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''Elenchus'' (brachiopod) Gray, 1843, a genus of brachiopods that is a synonym of ''Weiningia''
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''Elenchus'' (insect) Curtis, 1831, a parasitic insect genus in the family Elenchidae
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''Elenchus'' (book), a third-century book also known as ''Refutation of All Heresies''
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Method of elenchus
The Socratic method (also known as the method of Elenchus or Socratic debate) is a form of argumentative dialogue between individuals based on asking and answering questions. Socratic dialogues feature in many of the works of the ancient Greek ...
, a form of cooperative argumentative dialogue, that is the central technique of the Socratic method
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